THE MASTERS FIDDLE

Irans Kayhan Kalhor comes stateside

The Masters of Persian Music consist of four of Irans most acclaimed musicians: Mohammad Reza Shajarian on vocals, Homayoun Shajarian on tombak (percussion), Hossein Alizadeh on tar (lute), and, perhaps most famously, Kayhan Kalhor on kamancheh (spike fiddle). Now, Tehrans Kalhor—a veteran of Yo Yo Mas Silk Road Project and two-time Grammy nominee—returns to the States alone and bring a new treat: the setar, a fretted, long-necked, four-string lute he has never before played in New York. Kalhors nimble, sundry compositions have lately reflected upon the Green Wave democracy movement in Iran; on the setar, he should reach new articulacy.
Sat., Oct. 3, 8 p.m., 2009